The Forest Мэз

Name: The Forest (Мэз)
Director: Jahja Alkhatib
Genre: Short film
Released: 2020
Cast: Jahja Alkhatib, Farah Alkhatib

Nominated for Best Short at the Circassian Film Festival 2020.

Short film · 2020 · Adyghe / Circassian

Nominee, Best Short · 2020

The Forest (Мэз) is a poetic short film shot in the Swedish forest and told in Circassian (Adyghe). With nature as its stage and song as its voice, it is a personal work that carries the Circassian language and culture forward.

The film was nominated for Best Short at the Circassian Film Festival 2020.

Cast & crew

DirectorJahja Alkhatib

WriterJahja Alkhatib

CinematographyJahja Alkhatib · Hala Alkhatib

VocalsAbeer Dair

Cast

Jahja Alkhatib as The Man Farah Alkhatib as The Daughter

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Awards & festivals

Circassian Film Festival 2020

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